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IEEFA podcast: What’s the ‘new normal’ post coronavirus? Australia says gas.

April 24, 2020
Bruce Robertson

The coronavirus pandemic continues to take its toll. Most countries still have cities and regions in lockdown, businesses are losing money hand over fist, and people everywhere are being sorely affected.

During these extraordinary times, governments are already planning for a post-locked-down world.  Questions are being raised about whether we need to bring old habits into the new normal.

The Australian government is one that has begun assessing its economic future, but it appears to be relying on old ingredients.

The Australian government is one that has begun assessing its economic future, but it appears to be relying on old ingredients.

This week, Australia’s federal energy minister Angus Taylor, and the chairman of the National COVID-19 Coordination Commission, Neville Power, claimed the fossil fuel – gas – would be part of the country’s recovery post COVID-19.

IEEFA Gas/LNG Analyst Bruce Robertson puts the spotlight on this, and finds it wanting (Gas Chat podcast)

Bruce Robertson

Bruce Robertson has been an investment analyst, fund manager and professional investor for over 36 years. He has worked with Perpetual Trustees, UBS, Nippon Life Insurance and BT.

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